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Friday, November 07, 2008

Just Deserts

Yesterday I was at the Bibliotheque National in the 1st arrondissement... Looking at historic pictures of pastries... For some reason these engravings inspired an awful craving...hmmm But there was not a single patisserie to be found in the area! Believe me I looked. Finally hours later, I ended up at Patisserie Gerard Mulot in the 6th arrondissement, master pastry chef with more choices than you can imagine.A plethora of choices.

The Bib. Nat. is in the 2nd Arrondissement; the Rue des Petits Champs, to the south of the bibliotheque, is the border between the 1st and 2nd. While you were there did you happen to cross the Rue de Richelieu and enjoy the little park with the fountain representing the four major rivers of France? In my opinion, that is the finest of all of Paris's hidden parks.

Loved your fashion spread.More please..I live in Paris but always forward your site to my NY friends..A photo report on two American grocery stores and what they are doing for Thanksgiving and all the peanut butter and marshmellows would be a hit...*Emily

That first picture isn't a cake. It's a galantine of turkey...the picture comes from Jules Gouffe's "Livre de Cuisine," published in the middle of the nineteenth century. Back then even the buffet dishes looked like elaborate patisserie. Love your blog!i

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